WorksheetsWWI and WWII
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not a cause of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Railroads
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
2.
This is extreme feelings of patriotism
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Reparations
3.
The death of Franz Ferdinand Started WWI. Where was he from?
a)
Minnesota
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
4.
When did WWI begin?
a)
1776
b)
1914
c)
1918
d)
1939
5.
Where did most of the fighting take place?
a)
Europe
b)
Caldonia
c)
Africa
d)
The United States of America
6.
Which country was not part of the Central Powers?
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
Austria-Hungary
7.
Who was not a member of the Allies?
a)
Russia
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
USA
8.
Rationing is...
a)
A restriction on how much people can eat during a war
b)
A mathematical term where you find the hypotenuses of a circle
c)
Paying back money owed from a war
d)
A major cause of WWI
9.
Which of the following was NOT a new weapon used in WWI?
a)
Machine gun
b)
Tanks
c)
Poison gas
d)
Atomic Bombs
10.
Why did the US join WWI?
a)
German submarines attacked US ships
b)
Mexico invaded the USA
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Railroads
11.
Why did Russia leave the War?
a)
They didn't!
b)
They had a Communist Revolution
c)
They got bored
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
12.
Who won the war?
a)
Allies
b)
Central Powers
c)
The Russians
d)
The Germans
13.
What ended WWI?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The League of Nations
c)
Dropping the Atomic Bomb
d)
Imperialism
14.
Who got the blame for starting WWI?
a)
Germany
b)
Brazil
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
France
15.
What did Germany not have to do after WWI?
a)
Pay for the cost of the War
b)
Take the blame
c)
Destroy their navy and army
d)
Invade France
16.
The League of Nations was created to avoid or prevent future...
a)
Wars and conflicts
b)
Railroads and Industrialization
c)
Imperialism of poor countries
d)
Foreign interventionism
17.
Which is NOT a reason the League of Nations failed to work?
a)
No military
b)
It did not stop smaller conflicts
c)
It left out important countries
d)
It was not part of the Treaty of Versailles
18.
Which event in 1914 caused WWI?
a)
German invaded Belgium
b)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
c)
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
d)
German submarines sunk American Ships
19.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
A telegram where the U.S. encouraged Mexico to attack Germany
b)
A telegram where Germany encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S.
c)
A telegram between Germany and Russia encouraging a peace treaty
d)
A telegram between Britain and the US about an invasion on Germany
20.
Which of the following was NOT a M.A.I.N. cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Immigration
d)
Nationalism
21.
During World War I, a way of fighting was used in Europe where the military dug large ditches in the ground. What is this type of warfare called?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Ditch Warfare
c)
Muddy Warfare
d)
Submarine Warfare
22.
Who won WWI AND WWII?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Versailles
23.
World War 1 was known as the:
a)
The Final War
b)
The European War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Civil War
24.
Why did the U.S. join World War One?
a)
Germany declared unlimited submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Mexico invaded the USA because of the Zimmerman Telegram
c)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
d)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
25.
What country was Archduke Franz Ferdinand from?
a)
Serbia
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
26.
Where did most of the fighting take place during WWI?
a)
Europe
b)
Zimmerman
c)
Asia
d)
The United States of America
27.
What country got the blame for starting WWI?
a)
Germany
b)
United States
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
France
28.
The American president during World War One was...
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
29.
What were the M.A.I.N. causes of World War 1?
a)
Militarism, Antagonism, Imperialism, Nationalism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
c)
Militarism, Alliances, Interrogation, Nationalism
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nepotism
30.
What Treaty Ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
League of Nations
31.
How did many women show strength and independence during World War I?
a)
by serving in the U.S. Congress
b)
by fighting with the army in France
c)
by going to college in large numbers
d)
by working in jobs left by men in the military
32.
The American people were convinced to join the war through...?
a)
Reparations
b)
Advertising
c)
Propaganda
d)
Intimidation
33.
The years of World War 1 were...?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1917- 1922
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1860 - 1865
34.
The date of the end of World War 1 is now known as...?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Armistice Day
c)
Veteran's Day
d)
President's Day
35.
Leader of Germany during World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
36.
Appeasing Germany led to
a)
more aggression by Germany
b)
Germany reduced aggression
c)
brought peace to the continent
37.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
38.
What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict Germany?
a)
policy of appeasement
b)
policy of mollification
c)
policy of wimpiness
d)
policy of refusal
39.
What type of government did the USSR have that claimed to bring about a classless society?
a)
fascism
b)
communism
c)
democracy
d)
theocracy
40.
What was the policy Japan began to use in response to the Great Depression?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Expansionism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Communism
41.
In what ways did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Militarized Germany
b)
Made Germany capitilistic
c)
Established a totalitarian government
d)
Converted Germany to communism
42.
The economic, political, and cultural dominance of one country over another.
a)
imperialism
b)
Made Germany capitalistic
c)
liberalism
d)
socialism
43.
The belief that people who share a common history, culture, or language should be able to have an independent state, free of foreign domination.
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
liberalism
d)
socialism
44.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
45.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II was:
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
46.
Leader of Russia during World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
47.
Leader of Italy during World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
48.
Leader of the United States during most of World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
49.
The type of government where one person or party is in control of everything is:
a)
a democracy
b)
totalitariansim
c)
a republic
d)
constitutionalism
50.
The Axis powers were:
a)
Japan, U.S., Russia
b)
Japan, Germany, Soviet Union
c)
Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
51.
The Allied Powers were:
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
52.
Which form of government puts the country and government above the rights of the individual people?
a)
communism
b)
democracy
c)
fascism
d)
theocracy
53.
Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It created a long-lasting peace in Europe
b)
It resulted in a strong League of Nations
c)
It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe
d)
It reduced political tensions in the world
54.
Group made after WWI to Prevent Future Wars. It failed.
a)
Treaty of Verasilles
b)
Mandate System
c)
League of Nations
d)
United Nations
55.
Which of these was a primary reason German and Japan expanded their boundaries in the years prior to World War II?
a)
They feared their neighbors would invade them first
b)
They wanted access to more raw goods and natural resources
c)
They each had leaders who were assassinated by their enemies
d)
They wanted to get back at the United States for invading them in World War I
56.
How did Germany show aggression in Europe?
a)
reparations
b)
appeasement
c)
militarism
d)
fascism
57.
After Italy attacked Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia, asked the League of Nations for help in stopping the invasion. He asked for military sanctions but the League of Nations’ response was ineffective. Haile Selassie used these words to the League of Nations: God and history will remember your judgment. . . . It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.
Which word below represent an invasion?
Which word below represent an invasion?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
58.
What was the League of Nations?
a)
It was an alliance of Ethiopia.
b)
It was an organization that was create to promote peace across the world.
c)
It was an organization that promote economic stability.
d)
It was an organization that promotes war.
59.
And, in The Times (London): I shall not give up the hope of a peaceful solution. . . . We sympathize with a small nation faced by a big and powerful neighbor. But we cannot involve the whole British Empire in war simply on her account. If we have to fight, it must be on larger issues than that. . . . I am a man of peace. . . . Yet if I were sure that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the world by fear of its force, I should feel that it must be resisted. . . . But war is a fearful thing.
This was part of a speech by the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to parliament. What policy did he suggest Britain should take?
This was part of a speech by the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to parliament. What policy did he suggest Britain should take?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Aggression
c)
Resistance
d)
Appeasement
60.
Before world war 2, many leaders in Europe created Fascist governments.
Which of the following descriptions below best describe fascism?
Which of the following descriptions below best describe fascism?
a)
A government that promotes individual freedoms.
b)
A form of government that place the interest of the state before the interest of its citizens.
c)
A form of government where citizens are represented in Government.
d)
A form of government that create economic stability
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